The annual ozone hole that forms over Antarctica has ballooned to near-record size, scientists say.. Measurements from satellite imaging taken on Sept. 16 showed that the ozone depletion area had ...

Just a few decades ago, the sky above Antarctica became a symbol of environmental crisis. Scientists had discovered a massive hole in the ozone layer-a protective shield in Earth's atmosphere that ...

The hole in the ozone layer has made an unwelcome comeback. First spotted in the 1980s, the ozone hole over Antarctica caused concern due to the perceived risk it could cause an increase in skin ...

The ozone layer is a vital planetary boundary that protects all life on Earth from the sun's damaging ultraviolet radiation. But as our research shows, a series of unusual events in recent years ...

The ozone layer is HEALING! Hole over Antarctica is smaller and has started later than expected this year, promising study reveals. The ozone hole is 18.48 million square kilometres smaller than ...

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says.

A hole in the ozone layer seven times bigger than the one in the Antarctic has been discovered sitting over the tropics - and has been there for over 30 years.

In 1985, a hole in the ozone layer was discovered above Antarctica — and later connected to human use of carbon-depleting substances. Since then, we've banned the use of those substances and ...

Antarctica's mid-spring ozone hole has grown in the last 20 years, a new study has found. The ozone layer over Antarctica has seen a 26 percent reduction since 2004, the new study published in ...

The ozone layer above the Antarctic may be healing at last, according to a promising new study. The Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service (CAMS) found that the hole above the South Pole closed ...